The Coach Debbie Potts Show

In this episode of  The Coach Debbie Potts Show , I sit down with Dr. John Osborne , cardiologist and founder of ClearCardio , to uncover what most people—and even many physicians—are missing when it comes to heart disease risk. We dive into why cardiovascular disease often progresses silently , especially in fit, high-performing adults who "do everything right." You'll learn why traditional marke...

Is this you... You're fit. You train consistently. You eat "healthy." You're disciplined and driven. So why does your body feel stuck? In this deep-dive rabbit hole episode, Coach Debbie Potts unpacks the missing pieces high performers overlook when results stall in midlife—despite doing all the "right" things. If pushing harder, training more, or cleaning up your diet isn't working anymore, this...

If you're a high performer living life like a race—training hard, eating "right," optimizing everything—but still feeling inflamed, tired, reactive, or stuck… this episode is for you. In this deep-dive rabbit hole episode, Coach Debbie Potts breaks down the real order of operations for health, performance, and longevity —from the nervous system to lymph, liver, bile, gut, and mitochondria—and expl...

Block Therapy, Fascia & Flow: Why Your Body Can't Heal What It Can't Release with Deanna Hansen What if your pain, stiffness, poor recovery, hormone resistance, or "mystery inflammation" isn't coming from weak muscles, aging joints, or overtraining—but from dehydrated, compressed fascia ? In this episode of The Coach Debbie Potts Show , I'm joined by Deanna Hansen , creator of Block Therapy® , to...

Are you eating clean, training smart, managing stress — maybe even using hormone replacement — but still struggling with fatigue, inflammation, stubborn weight, low energy, or poor recovery? 👉 This isn't "just aging." In this episode of The Coach Debbie Potts Show , Debbie takes a deep dive into the Cell Danger Response (CDR) — a groundbreaking biological framework developed by Robert Naviaux — t...

How to Rebuild Men's Health from the Cellular Level Up | Dave Readyhough – Healthy Terrain Nutrition What if your body isn't broken — it's just operating in a damaged terrain ? In this episode of The Coach Debbie Potts Show , I sit down with Dave Readyhough , founder of Healthy Terrain Nutrition , functional nutrition coach, and blood chemistry expert specializing in men's midlife health . After m...

Rabbit Hole Deep Dive Series: The Vagus Nerve, Aging & Hormones with Coach Debbie Potts, FDN-P, FNTP, Metabolic Health Practitioner Welcome to the Rabbit Hole Deep Dive Series — where Coach Debbie Potts guides you through the complex, interconnected systems that shape your metabolism, hormones, and longevity. In this series, Debbie unpacks one of the most overlooked drivers of midlife health chall...

Welcome to the  Rabbit Hole Deep Dive Series — where Coach Debbie Potts guides you through the complex, interconnected systems that shape your metabolism, hormones, and longevity. In this series, Debbie unpacks one of the most overlooked drivers of midlife health challenges: vagus nerve dysfunction and its downstream impact on thyroid health, sex hormones, blood sugar balance, inflammation, mitoch...

In this episode of  The Coach Debbie Potts Show , I'm joined by Dr. Mark Charbonneau, PhD — VP of Research & Development at Sōlaria Biō — to explore groundbreaking science around bone health, the gut–bone axis, and how microbes may hold the key to aging stronger, not weaker. We break down: Why traditional bone-health solutions fall short, and what's missing when it comes to inflammation, gut integ...

If you're noticing changes in your skin — dryness, fine lines, faster wrinkling — you might be blaming age. But what if the real cause is happening… in your gut? In today's deep-dive episode, I uncover how my skin was the messenger , alerting me to deeper internal dysfunction I could only see through testing — not guessing. I take you behind the scenes of my own: 🧫 GI MAP gut microbiome analysis...

If your thyroid labs are "normal" but you still feel tired, inflamed, puffy, slow, or stuck in a metabolic plateau… this episode is for you. Coach Debbie Potts pulls back the curtain on one of the most overlooked root causes of low thyroid symptoms in midlife: vagus nerve dysfunction. Inside this deep-dive episode, Debbie explains how chronic stress, gut dysbiosis, LPS, H. pylori, low stomach acid...

Your vagus nerve is the most underrated driver of your metabolism, hormones, digestion, inflammation, and stress resilience — especially in midlife. And if you've been stuck in "fight or flight" for years (hello, athletes, Type-A performers, and burnt-out high achievers), this episode is the missing link in your healing and fat-loss journey. In this deep-dive episode, Coach Debbie walks you throug...

In this solo "deep dive rabbit hole" episode, Coach Debbie Potts breaks down the  truth about animal vs. plant protein — and why it matters even more after 40. You'll learn: Why muscle is your metabolic engine How anabolic resistance makes it harder to build muscle in midlife What leucine thresholds you need to hit to trigger muscle protein synthesis The anti-nutrients in plant-based foods that bl...

Are you training hard, eating clean… yet still not seeing fat loss or performance improvements? Today, metabolic testing expert Daniel Crumback joins me to explain how metabolic testing helps you finally stop guessing and start personalizing your training, nutrition, and recovery based on real physiology. We break down exactly what we measure in a Resting Metabolic Rate test and an Active VO₂ Peak...

In Episode 1, I revealed the clues hidden in my labs — the WHY behind my fatigue, slower recovery, reduced power output, dry skin, and metabolic slowdown. Now in Part 3 & Part 4 of my personal case study, we turn insight into ACTION. You'll learn: The ROOT-CAUSE MAP of my body • Low ATP from microbiome imbalance • Fat malabsorption choking metabolism • LPS/endotoxin stress suppressing fat burning...

Are you training hard, eating clean, and doing "all the right things"… but your body still isn't responding the way it used to? That was me. Even as a lifelong athlete and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner — I hit a wall. My power dipped. My runs felt harder. My skin changed. Fat loss stalled. Recovery lagged. Something wasn't adding up. So I became my own case study. In this two-part d...

In today's episode of The Coach Debbie Potts Show , I'm joined by the extraordinary Dr. Virginia Marston — American Board Certified Naturopathic Doctor, registered Mexican nurse, and pioneer in natural, integrative healing. With more than 30 years of hands-on clinical experience , Dr. Marston blends neural therapy, membrane medicine nutrition, iridology, family constellation therapy, chiropractic...

Cholesterol, Bile Flow & Statins: The Hidden Drivers of Metabolic Slowdown What Low Cholesterol Really Means for Hormones, Detox & Energy Most people think lowering cholesterol is always "good"… But when your cholesterol gets pushed too low — especially from medications like statins — your metabolism can quietly shut down from the inside out. In Part 2 of this FutureYou Blueprint™ series, Coach De...

In this episode, Coach Debbie Potts sits down with Dr. Zulia Frost, Co-Founder and Medical Director of Recharge Health, to explore how targeted red light therapy can support mitochondrial repair, thyroid function, gut health, liver detoxification, and overall metabolic resilience for adults navigating midlife. If you are in your 40s, 50s, 60s, or beyond and want to improve your energy, metabolism,...

Why Your Cholesterol Is High (Hint: It's Not Red Meat) Most people are told that high cholesterol means "eat less fat" — but the science tells a very different story. In this episode of The Coach Debbie Potts Show , we unpack the real root causes behind elevated cholesterol and why your numbers are actually messages from your metabolism , not dietary mistakes. Coach Debbie breaks down the five mos...

In this episode, Coach Debbie reveals why your thyroid isn't the problem — your cellular environment is. Learn how vagus nerve dysfunction, LPS, H. pylori, low stomach acid, sluggish bile, and mitochondrial stress block T4 → T3 conversion and prevent T3 (even medication!) from entering your cells. Debbie shares her personal case study connecting GI-MAP, MEScreen mitochondrial testing, blood chemis...

What if your lab work, genetics, and lifestyle data could all talk to each other—giving you a single, clear picture of how to optimize your energy, hormones, and longevity? In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Meghan Jones , a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician and Fellow of Wild Health's Precision Medicine Program , to explore how their Clarity Report™ uses genomics and biomarker analys...

 Are you "doing all the right things" — eating clean, working out, fasting, taking supplements — yet still feeling stuck, tired, or inflamed? In this series deep-dive solo episode, Coach Debbie Potts takes you down the Root Cause Rabbit Hole to uncover why "surface-level fixes" often fail and how to rebuild your metabolism, hormones, and energy from the inside out. You'll learn how to: 🧠 Map your...

Your muscle isn't just for strength—it's your metabolic organ , your glucose sink , your hormonal stabilizer , and your anti-aging insurance policy . But here's the hard truth: If your protein is low in leucine , hard to digest, or blocked by anti-nutrients , you're putting the brakes on everything you're trying to optimize. 🧬 In this episode of The Coach Debbie Potts Show , we explore how poor p...